BJP MPs say they owe their astonishing victory to Modi

After their historic win in the recently concluded general elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs on Tuesday agreed unanimously that Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi will take India on a path of nation building like never before.

The sole credit of the astonishing majority that the party managed in the polls, they said, went to Modi.

The MPs had gathered at the Aaj Tak Mahapanchayat to talk about their respective wins, the PM-designate, the aspirations of the nation and to decode the results that transcended all traditional political habits of the voters.

"The people have given a mandate that shows that it is time for the country to move beyond caste and vote-bank politics under the leadership of Narendra Modi," said Udit Raj, Dalit leader and BJP MP North-west Delhi.

The newly elected MPs, who had gathered from constituencies across the country, said that while development and economic buoyancy were major poll issues this time, equally important election issues were inclusive growth, internal security, and India's international relations.

"India is not weak but it appears weak when Pakistan or China threaten our security. The voters now believe that Modi, being the robust personality that he is, will also transform the country's image into an equally robust one," said R.K. Singh, BJP MP from Ara, Bihar.

"Thanks to Narendra Modiji, the North-east believes that it is finally a part of the nation,' said Kiren Rijiju, BJP MP from Arunachal Pradesh. Also, noteworthy, were the comments from Sanjeev Balyan, who said that he would not have won without the support of the minorities.

BJP MP Jagdambika Pal, who recently defected to BJP from the Congress, said that the poll results highlighted that the Congress had little prospects of revival under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi.